yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Head-Units] Jake Bullit:
See for yourself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9JjVj5Kpw8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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[Android Head-Units] iherbivore:
I have a new car now and it happens to be of the can-bus nature. I went and bought a PAC adapter that will internally handle the can-bus stuff and make all the wire connections into normal ones but now I see the can tx and the can rx wires on the back of the stereo. I don't know anything about this at all. Does anyone know what it does to connect the can-bus wires to this thing? I don't think I need them now that I have the adapter but could I have gotten by without the adapter?
[Android Head-Units] Decapper:
I think there just for the park brake and reverse signals. U won't get any speed or such.. Well not yet but in the future someone might work that out
[Android Head-Units] akurit:
Did everyone miss this POST

MOOOOAAAAR!!!:D
[Android Head-Units] SWEUP:
I got a really big issue now with audio/sound. In order to got third party apps working with sound, I first must start the video app and pause it. Otherwise sound will not work for third party app. I wrote to Peter (Pumpkin) about this problem and he gave me link to a new firmware – is this version the latest posted in the forum (any way to find out?). Unfortunately he didn’t know if this would solve the issue.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3ZcN35vFTXYWjVQRmRjVjV0VU0/edit?usp=sharing
[Android Head-Units] Cool82:
I drive I have in my original 2.3.7 version with Pumpkin units. It would be interesting to know if this version is superior. With the version that I have the problem also exists a you comment.
[Android Head-Units] iherbivore:
After looking into this a little more it seems that a canbus system has only the battery and ground wires along with the two can wires. The stereo will handle power on and off as well as the other inputs based on the can. Does this unit actually handle the power state this way, with only the battery and ground wire needed?
[Android Head-Units] G2k0:
Nope, its gonna be EPIC!!! Cant wait!!! :)

Short answer is yes. If you go back in this thread I had posted a wiring diagram. Check that out. Now, in my case the way the ISO plug was wired it did not work out of the box for me. Meaning that there some minor modifications I needed to make. The two power leads in the car were constant. This meant that when I turned the car off, the radio would remain on. To remedy this, I ran (think it was the orange wire on the unit) to the cigaret lighter 12+ lead. Since my aux 12V (aka cig lighter) has an additional lead for the LED light (used when the headlights are on) I ran that to the unit as well. This was done so when I turn the car lights on, the buttons on the radio would light up.

The only thing I havent figured out is how to get my wireless reverse camera to work when the engine is running. It seems to work fine when when the engine is off and switches over when I put it in reverse. If I run it off the AUX video it works fine, problem there is that I have to manually hit the aux button. Jake had a good idea running it constantly on the AUX (not wiring it to the reverse light).
[Android Head-Units] G2k0:
That seems to be an updated version, havent tired it (was not I aware of it since I have been using 2.3.7). Would be nice to know what this version fixes (change log or something like that). I found Peter to be helpful, maybe you can ask him what enhancements this version has. As for the issue you are referring to, yes I had the same problem so I stuck with the stock apps and use my ipod nano for music.
[Android Head-Units] -krikke-:
A general question about these chinese units:

Is the FM radio reception of decent quality? Some complain about terrasterial FM reception that it is really bad... others say that it is good but that you need to hardwire the antenna or something like that... Can someone please give me some experience and/or tips concerning this?

I expect my unit (comparable to the Ca-Fi 621000) during next week and after reading these 'mixed' comments about FM reception, I am a bit worried as I listen a lot to FM...
[Android Head-Units] Decapper:
Sounds like your going to find out either way ;)

I think it's car dependant. Mines fine daulis
[Android Head-Units] Decapper:
Seems these units come with different os on it.

Here is one that is 1.2ghz with os 4.0 of course still running on winCE

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Android-...853&pid=100015&prg=1006&rk=1&sd=171044546080&
[Android Head-Units] iherbivore:
Yes, the Android 4 version does have a winCE base. This thread is for the pure Android version.
[Android Head-Units] -krikke-:
Hehe, true! Let's hope it'll work fine...

I've been reading and reading till infinite and just decided to take the plunge and order one...

Hopefully the install will go easy... I am especially looking forward to have digital gauges by running Torque with the Obd2 usb cable.

I think the only thing I'll have to get used to is to wait +- 40 secs before having any audio in the car...
[Android Head-Units] iherbivore:
Word of advice for anyone considering shaving down the height to make it fit in a double din opening: Remove the face plate first. I thought there would be enough empty space under it to just remove a bit of the plastic but I nicked through the ribbon cable for the digitizer. Luckily I was able to repair it with a conductive paint pen. I found that removing the bottom material flush with the bottom of the usb port will allow for a tight fit in a double din opening. Sanding or filing the top a bit might be needed for a more reasonable fit. Of course the sides will still need to be widened in the opening itself due to the buttons. This works out in vehicles such as a Challenger where the factory opening has the height of a double din and the dash kit is just a couple of side pieces to fill in the extra wide sides.
[Android Head-Units] gavroche:
i802

Would this be the best thread to discuss this model:

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/android-2-3-2-DIN-universal-AD-i802/910985_700601656.html

This is the i802 device. I don't think its currently available on eBay but if you search aliexpress for i802 there are a few dealers on there.

This is a pure android model.

Anyone got this model?

I have got the full factory rom which i'm hoping to customise but don't want to repeat any elses work :)

The biggest shortcoming I have found is the lack of a fully functional android settings apk.
[Android Head-Units] Cool82:
Review en Español

Here I leave a little review in Spanish of my unit. This forum sure there are people like me ... Spanish or who can speak and understand Spanish more than English. These people sure they thank me. If you do not understand the Spanish do not worry. There are reviews in English in youtube. in my review you could see how work these units but don´t understand what I say.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHELJrWdT3w
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
If you even hear about anyone doing a on this one to enable Torque, let me know. I've been considering this unit for some time (HifiMax 1802G) and it's a real cool unit, it has the ability to do DVB-T and combine it with 2 video inputs (which is what I need and currently have on my WinCE unit), it has an external Mic solution and the ability to change dashcolor. But without root, no capability of using Torque, so I'm hoping somebody who's a lot smarter than me can do this ?
[Android Head-Units] gavroche:
I have managed to root the device and am now working on a custom rom to include BT and 3G drivers...
[Android Head-Units] -krikke-:
I wonder how they kept the boot time under 15 seconds? This is VERY fast...

Looks like a nice unit, but I doubt if it has a capacitive screen.
[Android Head-Units] gavroche:
Yes the boot time is very fast indeed, having a very light kernel and lean system plays a major part.

The screen is resistive but to be honest it's no the end of the world.

The only physical buttons on the device is the home button and rotary encoder for the volume knob. The menu and back buttons are capacitive which is nice. This reduced wear and tear.

The unit comes with 2 working SD slots and 2 rear USB ports, which of course worth with a hub.

As with all of the chinese "pure Android" devices, the peripherals are all controlled by GPIO or Serial... eg: FM Radio, TV, DVD, Bluetooth, PVR, Canbus...etc. This is not necessarily a bad thing as it should make it easier to develop better frontends for the FM radio etc.

Once I have sorted our a custom recovery, I plan to build a custom ROM which will include BT and 3G drivers as well as RTL SDR drivers so that we can have in-car SDR for FM, DAB, RDS, TMC etc etc.

The factory ROM is here:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6165269/i802_sd_recovery.zip

Overall, this unit is better than the other pure android units for generic 2-din fitment and has far improved software development. I have tried just about every 2din android system out there and this is the one I am most looking forward to developing on.
[Android Head-Units] -krikke-:
I decided to go for a Ca-Fi like unit but branded on the name Ekoore. Model name Elija S2

I think this is the same unit than the 621000 from Ca-Fi as it also runs Torque out of the box by using a Obd2 usb cable.

I decided to go for this one as it gives me everything I was looking for out of the box:

-capacitive screen

-pure Android

-fast cpu + 512 ram + 8gb inand

-red LED button light (dual illumination green or red)

-Obd2 usb compatible

-Torque compatible

Since I am not an Android specialist, I hope that the boot time is ok or that someone somewhere is able to shorten it...
[Android Head-Units] Decapper:
Like the red LEDs... Might have to sell my one now...

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Here is one for sale

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/EXTNIX-U..._Parts_Accessories&hash=item4d0c2ee5a4&_uhb=1
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
That's bl**dy fabulous. I didn't understand that you'd actually already had the device with you. Hope you don't mind answering a couple of questions.

A) Radio part : does it do RDS ? I mean, does it do stuff like showing station name, song name .... when the radio station supports it ?

B) I don't know if you have steering wheel control in use, but I was wondering what you can select with the steering wheel control. On my current device, I can flip through my inputs (Radio -> TV -> AV1 -> AV2 -> USB) by pressing "mode" on my SWC. Does this unit have a sort of "toggable mode switch" to do this and can it be assigned to a SWC control ?

C) When you power up, what can you do during these 15 seconds ? I mean, is it possible to have rear view camera during these 15 seconds as most of the time, you need that function "right away", and I THINK I've seen info on this radio stating reverse cam is independant of the android boot.

D) How does it sound ? Does it have a loudness function in the soundsettings ?

E) I've tried to get a hold of the manual for this device which would answer a lot of my questions no doubt. Can it be found somewhere ?

If need be, I'm willing to make a small donation for your work, by the way, as I'm inclined to think this device seems nicer than the Ouku does.
[Android Head-Units] gavroche:
A) The radio electronics support RDS but the included FM app does not present the RDS data. I am looking into either coding an addon or replace the stock app altogether to use the radio module to it's full potential.

B) The steering wheel controls can be mapped to most functions, eg volume, home, select, navigation, etc so you can customise as you see fit.

C) Haven't tried rear view camera but would expect it to work even before android boots... I will check when my camera is fitted.

D) There are quite a few EQ settings with a good mixer so you can set each input to a specific base level. I couldn't hear any whines or hisses.

E) I will scan and upload it shortly.

And yes I think this is definitely a nicer unit than the other generic model, like I said the only hardware lacking is capacitive touchscreen but im happy with resistive in my car and a capacitive screen could be retrofitted fairly easily. (Subject to a modified ROM).
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Thanks a bunch !

I'll be keeping a close watch on this. While the Ouku is nice, this unit is more complete and suits my needs better. Looks somewhat like a ripp-off of a Clarion NX500 and up serie by the way. The moment you get that thing running Torque, I'm sold. :)

Looking forward to that manual, and of course to futher development !
[Android Head-Units] Cool82:
New version of android?

This unit will be pure android unit with a new version of android?.

I've already asked peter from pumpkin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l6FxHp5yBs
[Android Head-Units] gavroche:
That unit is not pure android. Sorry.
[Android Head-Units] Cool82:
ok, thanks :good:
[Android Head-Units] thegilroy:
Gavroche, I have a couple questions about that model as well.

1) Does it play music via bluetooth? The sites I've looked at only say that it does bluetooth calling. I wanted to make sure that music could stream via bluetooth as well.

1b) If it does stream music, does it also support streaming radio apps such as Pandora or IHeartRadio without the use of tethering or wifi.

2) I have read that it is capable of plugging directly into your iPod/ iPhone but I have not seen a usb slot on the back. How does it plug into the ipod (if at all).

3) In the pictures I have seen, I do not see an area for preset radio stations. Is there a way to set presets?

3b) If yes, can you use the steering wheel control to cycle between them?

I'm sorry if I am probing you with questions, I just really want to know more about this model and there is not many websites that give a good description about it.
[Android Head-Units] gavroche:
1 / 1b) yes to both

2) there are 2 USB sockst on cables to the rear. There is also a dedicated 30 pin ipod cable.

3) Yes, the bottom left of the fm app is the program memory. It also supports auto tuning.

3b) Sorry I don't know off hand. I don't have that enabled on mine at the moment as I'm retrofitting steering wheel controls and they are not fitted yet.
[Android Head-Units] karliforever:
Gavroche,

Do you think there is a way to implement "sleep mode" as we know it from our Android phones? I spoke to the manufacturer and the engineer said that "would do harm to the working life". Whatever that means :)

With sleep mode the unit would be on instantly and by adding a separate battery it wouldn't drain the main battery.
[Android Head-Units] SWEUP:
I got a reply from Peter regarding changelog; "they optimized the system ,it work better"

I was hoping someone would make a 4.x rom for this unit but right now I would be totally satisfied with audio shifting correctly. Btw Peter said that 4.x units were coming, but from another factory.
[Android Head-Units] G2k0:
Oh well that was helpful (Thanks Peter for the vague reply). ;) Yeah that dosent really answer the question. As for ICS on these devices there is some research going on and some ppl here are working on it. In the mean time, I would def try the new version and see if that does anything (if you dont care about root access). Thanks for the info though. Had no idea they released an update version.
[Android Head-Units] greekstile:
Hal9k_ posted a rooted version of the new version on 4pda.ru. I installed it last week. Seems about the same. Hal9k_ did include the updated Play Store, which was nice.
[Android Head-Units] SWEUP:
Was there any changelog for Hal9k_ new version? Need root access in order to use tether from my phone, otherwise would try Peters version.

Would jump for joy if Hal9k_ could fix auto start-up for last used third party apps.
[Android Head-Units] greekstile:
No changlog. He said himself it was basically the same as the previous version, but with the updated Play Store.
[Android Head-Units] G2k0:
Thanks G! Didn't see any posts here. Would you mind posting a link? Its cool that we have the most recent version w/root but if its more or less the same, I dont think I'll bother upgrading (too much work). Now if there was an updated ipod app (which I've been *****ing about for a while) then I would. ;)

@ SWEUP - I'd probably go with Hal9k_'s rooted version. The standard response (script Peter seems to use) is if you come across an issue, install the latest update. For the issues I've asked about nothing fixed it (its a software/app issue).

Off the subject, do you guys know of any camera app that has a widget? I rewired my reverse camera to the AUX port (which btw detects its as a camera - tested with Camera MX). The idea is if I had it display video on a widget I wouldn't have to hit the AUX button.
[Android Head-Units] greekstile:
http://4pda.ru/forum/dl/post/2922550/2013.4.16.MCU+2.10.9-1-10-1+system+2.13.11+Hal9k.rar
[Android Head-Units] artash44:
OBD2

I have the 6.2" Ouku head unit installed and rooted with an Elm Bluetooth OBD2. I bought a cheap OBD2 and I am kind of disappointed that I wish I had more things to look at like oil pressure. What determines what information is available, is it the cars' computer or the quality of the OBD2 device?
[Android Head-Units] gavroche:
It is determined by the ECUs ability to output the data in a format that is compatible with the OBD2 adapter.

Most manufacturers use a proprietary format for advanced diagnostic functions like module programming and advanced technical data, although many will output a good amount of data in OBD2.

A "better" OBD2 adapter would not give you any more info.
[Android Head-Units] Pop45398:
"Oh! Error 404. The information requested does not exist, moved or deleted."

While on the Realtime Information display, swipe to a blank screen and press Menu button then select "Add Display" to add the displays from the list you desire. If the information you desire displayed is not available, your vehicle either does not transmit that data or the OBDII adapter you have does not support the protocol your vehicle uses, i.e. your vehicle is CAN and your adapter is only OBDII, etc.
[Android Head-Units] artash44:
OBD2

I would like to see some pictures of other peoples configurations in Torque. I have seen that gauge faces are actually jpeg and a person could make their own if they wanted. I have the Torque widget as well but sometimes it seems like the gauges get shifted on the screen a little. I remember when I used my USB OBD2 and the ScanTool software that it located two modules, one for the engine and one for the transmission. Torque does not seem to indicate the presence of the transmission module. I guess I can try the bluetooth OBD2 with the laptop and see if it is the OBD2.

While on the Realtime Information display, swipe to a blank screen and press Menu button then select "Add Display" to add the displays from the list you desire. If the information you desire displayed is not available, your vehicle either does not transmit that data or the OBDII adapter you have does not support the protocol your vehicle uses, i.e. your vehicle is CAN and your adapter is only OBDII, etc.[/QUOTE]
[Android Head-Units] greekstile:
You have to be registered at 4pda.ru to be able to download it. Search this thread for instructions on how.
[Android Head-Units] Cool82:
I hope that Hal9k go up to dropbox this new firmware as it did with the other firmwares
[Android Head-Units] gavroche:
I will be investigating this as I think there is a soft-off and a hard shutdown. As long as I can disable the hard shutdown we should be able to script what to do when there is a soft-off event. eg.. stay powered up for 10 minutes, sync music... etc etc

I have also got torque working fine with a USB OBDII lead so this unit works pretty much out of the box with that, but of course for a bluetooth version to work I would need to build a custom rom or load the drivers into a rooted rom. The WIFI OBDII unit also works fine with this device.

I am currently uploading a quick booting video to youtube which I will post the link in the next few minutes. This was prior to loading torque but you should get an idea of the speed. I will post more videos of other functions if anyone wants them.

Once I have build the custom ROM I will create a new thread with all of the info for this unit etc.

Update: Here is the video.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmpVVBUlhf4
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
:D YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS !

So what ? Is it safe for me to order a unit today knowing thanks to you (and hopefully with a bit of your help if need be), I'll be able to run Torque on this unit ?

..... insert "i'm not worthy" smily here

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Hey, wait a sec. Don't think I understood you correctly there.

"I have also got torque working fine with a USB OBDII lead so this unit works pretty much out of the box with that,"

Eh ? I suspect you still need the root for that (for the ODBII install) ? Or am I mistaken ? A cabled version would be superior to a BT or Wifi version (though the difference is marginal, the USB version should react faster). Damn, you really got me exited about this unit now. :good:

My question remains though : you're willing to help the less Android-savant people like me getting that unit to run Torque ? Pretty Please ? (Puppy eyes). If I see "yes" in your answer, I'll order that unit straight away.
[Android Head-Units] gavroche:
Well, yes, BUT...

There are still a lot of things that I want to happen before I would suggest people to go out and buy one. It's hardware is a LOT better than the OUKU units... there are more GPIOs and breakouts of connectors and no USB on the front which is great.... Like I said before there is no capacitive touch so if that bothers anyone then either wait until I can get a PCT module that's compatible or buy another unit....

The rooting is very messy at the moment as it took a lot to get USB OTG working so until I can get the custom recovery sorted, I would not want anyone to brick their unit.

RDS support is going to take a while, but it does look like the stock app supports RDS it just needs to be enabled in the factory configuration file... I havent got around to trying this yet.

On top of all of this, i'm also designing a GPIO interface board. Using this we should be able to make some widgets that control car lighting, climate control, alarm system, etc et whatever you want to connect to it. This would be a long term project s early days yet.

So, bottom line... If you don't care that everything doesn't work right out of the box, but ultimately want something that will blow all of the other units out of the water then yes, go out and buy one.